Introduction: Why Statistics?

Week 0. First class Wednesday, September 23, 1:10–2:30 PM, Asmundson 242. Why multivariate statistics matters, what the course covers, and how it runs.

Wed Sep 23 — Intro to the course

L1 Slides Intro (PDF)

Fri Sep 25 — Intro to R crash course, part 1

Optional, for anyone new to R. Script, data, and resources are on the crash course page.

Before Monday Sep 28

Install R and RStudio: Setup guide
Read the syllabus

Nothing is due this week. Problem Set 1 is posted with the Statistics Fundamentals module and is due Monday, October 5, 1:10 PM.

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**Week 0.** First class **Wednesday, September 23**, 1:10–2:30 PM, Asmundson 242. Why multivariate statistics matters, what the course covers, and how it runs.
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## Wed Sep 23 — Intro to the course

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- [L1 Slides Intro (PDF)](../Week%200/L1%20Slides%20Intro.pdf)
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## Fri Sep 25 — Intro to R crash course, part 1

Optional, for anyone new to R. Script, data, and resources are on the **[crash course page](../discussions/r-crash-course-1.html)**.

## Before Monday Sep 28

- Install R and RStudio: **[Setup guide](setup.html)**
- Read the **[syllabus](../syllabus.html)**

Nothing is due this week. Problem Set 1 is posted with the [Statistics Fundamentals](r-stats-intro.html) module and is due **Monday, October 5, 1:10 PM**.